Lot 1194
  • 1194

A GRAY STONE STELE DEPICTING PARVATI NEPAL, 12TH CENTURY

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • Black stone
the goddess standing in samabhanga on a double lotus throne, with the left hand on her hip and the right hand extended holding a lotus bud atop blooming lotus flowers, elegantly coiffed wearing an elaborate headdress, with ringlets of hair cascading over the headdress and down her rounded shoulders, wearing large circular earrings and diaphanous garments

Provenance

Sotheby's New York, 22nd March 1989, lot 27.

Condition

Wear, accretion, surface abrasions, nicks and losses throughout, some minor areas of white paint. Scattered losses to edge of aureole, steele apex, proper right thumb and toes of goddess. Mounted on custom stand.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.